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ULSAN, South Korea - Naturalized Korean citizen Moon Tae-young, also known as Greg Stevenson, will be moving to the Ulsan Mobis Phoebus next season.

Moon played for three years with LG, after being drafted in the naturalized Korean draft three years ago. Moon, along with Jeon Tae-poong and Eric Sandrin all had to move squads this year as per league rules. Moon went from KCC to Goyang, while Sandrin moved to league runners-up Wonju Dongmu Promy.

Moon averaged 18 points and 6.3 rebounds this year for seventh place LG.

KT was ineligible for a draft signing after separating ties with guard Chris Vann two years ago.

ANYANG, South Korea - Anyang KGC took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of five series with the KT Sonic Boom, escaping with a 65-61 win.

ANYANG, South Korea - The KT Sonic Boom blew a chance to steal game 1 Sunday, as turnovers and terrible shooting doomed them as Anyang KGC slipped by KT 54-51 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Chris Daniels had 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Oh Sek-geun had 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Charles Rhodes was the only KT player who looked good during the game, scoring a game high 30 points, including two three pointers, and recorded 13 rebounds.

KT looked tired and disorganized in the first half, but Anyang also looked rusty as both teams couldn’t find the basket, but Kim Tae-sool’s free throws with 26.8 seconds left to go were the difference as KGC took a 24-22 halftime lead.

BUSAN, South Korea - The Incheon ET Land Elephants forced a fifth and deciding game tonight, by blowing out the KT Sonic Boom on their homecourt 84-57.

Herbert Hill scored 19 of his game high 30 points in the first half as Incheon built a 43-27 lead and never looked back. He added 16 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the dominating performance.

Moon Tae-jong also notched a double-double, posting 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Charles Rhodes scored 23 points for KT, adding 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

Game 5 will be determined Friday at 7 p.m. local time in Busan. The winner of the series will go on the play Anyang KGC.

BUSAN, South Korea - Park Sang-oh hit six three pointers and went for 27 points as the KT Sonic Boom evened the best of five quarterfinal with Incheon at a game apiece with a 75-71 victory Saturday afternoon.

Charles Rhodes added 19 points, 18 rebounds and three blocked shots as KT regrouped after coach Jeon Chang-jin had called out his players for lack of effort after the first game.

Herbert Hill led all scorers with 29 adding eight rebounds and five assists, while Moon Tae-jong added a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Game 3 is set for Monday evening in Incheon. 

BUSAN, South Korea - The KT Sonic Boom have appeared to replace Reggie Okosa with Chris Alexander according to Jumpball Korea.

The 7-foot-1 center logged in averages of 14 points and 20.33 rebounds in three games for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippines, helping them reach a 2-1 record according to GMA News.

Alexander wasn't too happy with his release.

“I’m blaming myself somehow. I thought Ginebra needed only a rebounder and defensive player because they have Mark Caguioa, Kerby Raymundo and others to score,” he said.

Alexander last played in the KBL for Changwon LG Sakers in the 2009-10 campaign when he averaged 12.8 points and 10 rebounds.

BUSAN, South Korea - The Lotte Giants have signed southpaw Shane Youman for the 2012 season, to add another starting pitcher to the roster.

Youman, 32, from New Iberia, Louisiana, compiled a 3-7 record with a 5.13 ERA in the Major Leagues. The 6' 4", 220 pound pitcher attended Louisiana State, and made his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 10, 2006. He was also signed previously by the Philadelphia Phillies.

He spent most of last season pitching in Taiwan and the Dominican Leagues.

According to his Wikipedia page, Youman is a classic "crafty" left-handed pitcher, with a fastball in the 84-88 MPH range and a hard slider, as well as a changeup.

CHANGWON, South Korea -- Heading into the halfway point of the season, it has been another stellar season for Changwon LG Sakers star Moon Tae-young.

BUSAN - KT forward Park Sang-Oh played like the reigning MVP, leading a balanced scoring attack as the KT Sonic Boom easily defeated the Seoul SK Knights 78-60 at the Sajik Indoor Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.